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Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around in Shona
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Shona words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Shona phrases in this lesson
- Chimbuzi chiri kupi?cheem-BOO-zee CHEE-ree KOO-pee
- Where is the toilet?
- Ndingasvika sei ku...?n-deen-gah-SVEE-kah SAY koo
- How do I get to...?
- Kuruboshwekoo-roo-BOH-shweh
- To the left
- Kurudyikoo-ROO-dyee
- To the right
- MberiMBEH-ree
- Straight ahead
- PanoPAH-noh
- Here
- Chiteshi chechitimachee-TEH-shee cheh-chee-TEE-mah
- Train station
- BhaziBHAH-zee
- Bus
- Nhandare yendegenhahn-DAH-reh yen-DEH-geh
- Airport
- Tikiti rimwe, ndapotatee-KEE-tee REEM-weh, n-dah-POH-tah
- One ticket, please
Literally "forward".
Passenger trains run only a few routes, such as Bulawayo to Victoria Falls.
Shared minibuses, kombis, cover most town routes.
Literally "field of the airplane".